City of Houston Housing and Community Affairs Committee met Sept. 19

City of Houston Housing and Community Affairs Committee met Sept. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order/Welcome/Attendance

II. Public Services

a. The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and The Women’s Home, providing up to $250,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide supportive services to 500 unduplicated homeless and low-to-moderate income individuals living in Houston. (District A)

b. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Wesley Community Center, Inc. Of Houston, Texas (Wesley), providing up to $250,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide case management and employment services to approximately 250 unduplicated low-to-moderate income individuals living in Houston. (District H)

c. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Catholic Charities), providing up to $150,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide case management and employment services to 150 unduplicated low-to-moderate income individuals living in Houston. (All Districts)

d. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing the City of Houston (City) to enter into a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), and accepting $1,122,988.00 of 2024 Texas Homeless Housing Services Program (HHSP) General Set-Aside funds. (All Districts)

e. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing the City of Houston (City) to enter into a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), and accepting $369,328.00 of 2024 Texas Homeless Housing Services Program (HHSP) Youth Set-Aside funds. (All Districts)

Keith W. Bynam, Director

Melody Barr, Assistant Director

III. Single Family

a. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing an Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Five Woods Realty, providing a non-amortizing forgivable loan of up to $2,000,000.00 in Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds, to finance the infrastructure for a single-family development at 13520 Furman Road, Houston, Texas 77047. (District D)

b. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing an Amendment to the Loan of $2,444.000.00 in Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds between the City of Houston (City) and Houston Business Development Inc. (HBDI) to replace Ideate Solutions, LLC as the Senior Lender for the Brown Croft development. (District B)

c. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing an Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Houston Business Development Inc. (HBDI), providing a non-amortizing forgivable loan of up to $2,000,000.00 in Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds, to finance the infrastructure for Palmetto Place, a single-family development to be located at 5915 Schroeder Road, Houston, Texas 77021. (District D)

d. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing an Amendment to the Single-Family Home Repair Program (HRP) Guidelines (with version 1.8), to include revising construction standards; withdrawing administrative criteria; withdrawing and reinstating homeowner voluntary criteria; recommending estate planning; and reducing the duration of affordability periods. (All Districts)

e. HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2018-56, as amended, (1) allocating an additional $7,259,615.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Master Contractor Agreements (Agreements) under the City of Houston (City) Home Repair Program (HRP); and (2) increasing the maximum contract amount of the Agreements from $53,610,242.65 to $60,869,857.65. (All Districts)

Keith W. Bynam, Director

Cedrick LaSane, Assistant Director

IV. Multifamily

HCD recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing an additional $1,344,404.00 of Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery 2017 (CDBG-DR17) funds, for a Contract between the City of Houston (City) and Texas Inter-Faith Housing Corporation (Developer). The loan will be used towards the new development of Dian Street Villas, to be located at 1433 Dian Street and 1800 W. 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008. (District C)

Keith W. Bynam, Director

Ana Martinez, Deputy Assistant Director

V. Director’s Comments, Keith W. Bynam, Director

a. Bissonnet Apartments: Motion for Public Hearing, Resolution of No Objection and One Mile, Three-Year Rule Resolution for 4% Housing Tax Credits

b. Update on East End Maker Hub Item, Public Facilities

VI. Public Comments

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/housing/20230919/agenda.pdf